A History of Friendship and Solidarity:
The Japanese American and Chicano Communities
Stand Up for Justice and Maceo: Demon Drummer of East LA
Thursday, August 18
7:30PM - 10:30PM
The
communities of Boyle Heights and Little Tokyo continue the connections
between Mexican Americans and Japanese Americans with the screenings of
Stand Up for Justice and Maceo: Demon Drummer.
After the film, members of the community will answer questions and share plans for future screenings and teacher workshops.
Nikkei
for Civil Rights & Redress (NCRR) and Visual Communications
present, Stand Up for Justice, a 30-minute film based on the true story
of a 16-year-old, Mexican-Irish American high school student from
Belmont High School who joined his Japanese American friends at Manzanar
during World War II. Ralph Lazo voluntarily lived at Manzanar as the
only non-Japanese (non-spouse), was drafted from the camp, and in later
years continued to support his Japanese American friends in the fight
for redress and reparations.
Maceo: Demon Drummer is an East
Los Angeles native who began playing Japanese taiko drums with the
Sozenji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles, eventually playing with the
world famous Ondekoza taiko troupe. This video also by John Esaki
records Maceo's intriguing cross-cultural adventure and how it helped
him overcome a devastating leg amputation.
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